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They dragged themselves through the streets at dawn and staggered across tenement roofs illuminated just like the men-- but very few of us know the names of these gifted writers.  They were the women of the "Beat" literary movement, The Beat Generation, and their contributions to this period of American writing was vast but unheralded.  Now it's time to say their names and share their work.  Join Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dawn "Sam" Alden as they talk with Kimberly Rockwell about the Women of the Beat Generation.